2017/2018 Session
| Date | Topic | Speaker/Social Event |
|---|---|---|
| 12 February 2018 | Information Security and Cyber Crime Risk | Patrick Kelliher |
| 8 February 2018 | Chartered Actuary proposal | Stirling talk - Stephen Cunningham |
| 7 February 2018 | Chartered Actuary proposal | Glasgow talk - Dermot Grenham |
| 7 February 2018 | Chartered Actuary proposal | Edinburgh talk - John Taylor |
| 30 January 2018 | Infrastructure risks | Chris Lewin |
| 16 January 2018 | Actuaries - unlikely saviours of the world? | Sandy Trust (Grant Thornton), Marianne Harper-Gow (Baillie Gifford) and Kaisie Rayner (Scottish Widows) |
| 12 January 2018 | Engaging with Employers of Actuaries, in Scotland | Catherine Thorn and Debbie Atkins |
| 19 December 2017 | A customer-focused investment product minimising pensions plans | Dr Catherine Donnelly |
| 12 December 2017 | Machine Learning | Valerie du Preez |
| 11 December 2017 | Actuaries' Code | Alan Watson |
| 5 December 2017 | Actuaries' Code | Alan Watson |
| 16 November 2017 | Scottish Mortality - how is it different and why does it matter? (Edinburgh) |
Susan Hanlon, Mercer |
| 15 November 2017 | Mental Health in the Workplace (Glasgow) |
Josh Quigley, Tartan Explorer, and Lorna Gemme, Law at Work, Barclays |
| 15 November 2017 |
Scottish mortality - how is it different and why does it matter? |
Susan Hanlon, Mercer |
| 9 November 2017 | Scottish mortality - how is it different and why does it matter? (Stirling) |
Susan Hanlon, Mercer |
| 2 November 2017 | Longevity trends and CMI 2016 (Glasgow) |
Conor O'Reilly and Siobhan Lough, Hymans Robertson |
| 26 October 2017 | Longevity trends and CMI 2016 (Stirling) |
Conor O'Reilly and Siobhan Lough, Hymans Robertson |
| 25 October 2017 |
Longevity trends and CMI 2016 |
Conor O'Reilly and Siobhan Lough, Hymans Robertson |
| 15 June 2017 | DC Pensions: Consolidate and certify (Edinburgh) | John McAleer and Gareth Doyle, Aon |
| 14 June 2017 | DC Pensions: Consolidate and certify (Glasgow) | John McAleer and Gareth Doyle, Aon |
| 9 June 2017 | Reponsible investment: The new bottom line | Anthony Plotnek and Rob Nakielny, EY |
| 18 May 2017 | IRM - Putting theory into practice for UK DB pension schemes (Glasgow) | Presented by members of the Integrated Risk Managment (IRM) Working Party. include Andrew Hitchcox (chair), Chinu Patel, Chris Ramsey, Ed Studd, Lok Ma, Marian Elliott, and Tim Keogh. |
| 17 May 2017 | IRM - Putting theory into practice for UK DB pension schemes (Edinburgh) | Presented by members of the Integrated Risk Managment (IRM) Working Party. include Andrew Hitchcox (chair), Chinu Patel, Chris Ramsey, Ed Studd, Lok Ma, Marian Elliott, and Tim Keogh. |
| 26 April 2017 | History of British Actuarial Thought | Craig Turnbull, Standard Life |
| 5 April 2017 | Revised Technical Actuarial Standards (TASs) (Edinburgh) | Robert Inglis and Ann Muldoon, FRC |
| 5 April 2017 | Revised Technical Actuarial Standards (TASs) (Stirling) | Robert Inglis and Ann Muldoon, FRC |
| 4 April 2017 | Revised Technical Actuarial Standards (TASs) (Glasgow) | Robert Inglis and Ann Muldoon, FRC |
| 29 March 2017 | History of British Actuarial Thought | Craig Turnbull, Standard Life |
| 16 March 2017 | A day in the life of .... a unit-linked actuary (Stirling) | Craig Smith, Standard Life, and Robert Whitehouse, Royal London |
| 9 March 2017 | A day in the life of .... a unit-linked actuary (Edinburgh) | Craig Smith, Standard Life, and Robert Whitehouse, Royal London |
| 22 February 2017 | A view from China | Ellen Yang, KPMG |
| 25 January 2017 | The changing pensions landscape | Sir Steve Webb, Director of Policy and External Communications at Royal London, and former Pensions Minister |
| 19 January 2017 | Genomics basis of human lifespan (Edinburgh) | Peter Joshi FIA |
| 11 January 2017 | Genomics basis of human lifespan (Stirling) | Peter Joshi FIA |
| 23 November 2016 | Being an effective actuary | David Hare, former IFoA President |
| 1 November 2016 - Glasgow 2 November 2016 - Edinburgh and Stirling |
Presidential visit and strategy refresh | Colin Wilson, President, IFoA, and Derek Cribb, CEO |
| 27 October 2016 | Actuarial data needs | David Alison and Meshali Chotai, KPMG |
| 25 October 2016 | Target-risk equity funds | John Caslin, Director, Alder Capital |
| 5 October 2016 - Stirling 13 October 2016 - Edinburgh |
Climate change - a classic risk management problem | Sandy Trust, Senior Manager, Grant Thornton UK LLP |
| 22 September 2016 | Attention, deficit! Managing small pension schemes | Andy Thomson, Director, Thomson Dickson Consulting Ltd |
| 7 September 2016 - Glasgow; 8 September 2016 - Edinburgh and Stirling |
Target-risk equity funds | John Caslin |
2015/2016 Session
| Date | Topic | Speaker/Social Event |
|---|---|---|
| 19 July 2016 | FRC Consultation (Glasgow and Edinburgh) Changes to Specific Technical Actuarial Standards (TASs) and rationale for changes |
Robert Inglis, Ann Muldoon |
| 18 July 2016 | FRC Consultation (Stirling) Changes to Specific Technical Actuarial Standards (TASs) and rationale for changes |
Robert Inglis, Ann Muldoon |
| 21 June 2016 | Demographics | Amy Wilson and Kirsty MacLachlan |
| 20 June 2016 | Microinsurance | Eamon Kelly and Henry Yan |
| 26 May 2016 | Industrialised Financial Reporting Working Party | Representatives from the Working Party |
| 20 April 2016 | Behavioural Economics and Financial Services | Professor Liam Delaney, Director of Behavioural Science Centre, Stirling Management School |
| 13 April 2016 | The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' (IFoA's) Disciplinary Scheme and You (meetings held in Stirling and Glasgow) | Fiona Burrough, Case Manager, IFoA |
| 30 March 2016 | Public Sector Pension Changes (meetings held in Stirling, Edinburgh and Glasgow) |
Allan Martin |
| 17 March 2016 | EU Referendum | Tim Werkhoven |
| 16 March 2016 | EU Referendum | Tim Werkhoven |
| 2 March 2016 | Fundamentally re-thinking ALM | Paul Fulcher, Nomura International Neil Snyman, Aviva Investors |
| 9 February 2016 | The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' (IFoA's) Disciplinary Scheme and You | Fiona Burrough, Case Manager, IFoA |
| 13 January 2016 | What is funding liquidity risk and how can a bank manage it? | Iain Ritchie, PhD Student, Heriot-Watt University |
| 14 December 2015 | The Challenges of an Ageing Population | Professor David Bell and Professor Liam Delaney |
| 1 December 2015 | Risk Roadshow (Glasgow) | Christine McConnell, Head of Regualtory Compliance, IFoA, and Phil Doggart, Policy Manager, IFoA |
| 1 December 2015 | Risk Roadshow (Edinburgh) | Christine McConnell, Head of Regulatory Compliance, IFoA, and Phil Doggart, Policy Manager, IFoA |
| 22 October 2015 | Model-independent price bounds for the Swiss Re Mortality Bond 2003 | Raj Bahl, PhD Student at the University of Edinburgh |
| 15 & 19 September 2015 | What is funding liquidity risk and how can a bank manage it? | Presented by Iain Ritchie, PhD student at the University of Edinburgh. Hosted by Hymans Robertson, Glasgow and Edinburgh |
2014/2015 Session
- 26 May 2015 - Critial Illness Pricing: Can prices get any lower? Presented by Matthew Smith, Pacific Life Re. Hosted by the IFoA, Edinburgh.
- 21 May 2015 - The 3 Rs: Risk, Regulation and Ring-fencing. Navigating the pensions maize at UK banks. Presented by Doug Baird and Sharon Midwinter, RBS. Hosted at the IFoA, Edinburgh.
- 7 May 2015 - Professional Skills Event - Solving business issues and dilemmas. Presented by Tony Hewitt FIA, Lecturer at Imperial College, London (2008-2014)
- 26 March 2015 - A sea change in pensions. Presented by John Warburton, Executive Director, Distributions, and Sandy Trust, Corporate Pensions, Head of Unit Linked Funds, Prudential
- 12 March 2015 - Demonstrating solvency by brute force is computationally tractable. Presented by Mark Tucker, PhD student at the University of Edinburgh and hosted by Moody's Analytics
- 26 February 2015 - Impact of the 2014 budget on DB pension schemes. Presented by Steven Yates, Andrew Hornell and Stuart Cook, Towers Watson
- 24 February 2015 - Recovery and resolution planning. Presented by Sandy Reid from Standard Life and James Crispin from AEGON UK Plc.
- 5 February 2015 - Current legislative developments in the pensions industry. Presented by John Wilson, Head of Technical, JLT Benefit Solutions
- 15 January 2015 - There's more to life than pensions. Presented by Maggie Craig, Head of Savings and Investment Division, Policy, Risk and Research Division, Financial Conduct Authority
- 4 December 2014 - Joint KSS and CANUK event with two presentations:
- An Englishman in PRC. Presented by John Atherton, Standard Life.
- Trends and opportunities of investing in emerging markets. Presented by Steven Yang Yu, Redington
- 17 November 2014 - Adverse selection in a start-up long-term care insurance market. Presented by Dr Craig Adams, Data Manager, Market Consistent Reporting, Aegon
- 20 October 2014 - Talk 1 - Fund governance and oversight. Talk 2 - Taxation of unit linked life funds. Presented by George McCutcheon, Financial Risk Solutions Ltd. Hosted by Prudential, Craigforth, Stirling
- 30 September 2014 - Cause of death modelling. Presented by Donald MacLeod, Chief Actuary, Scottish Friendly Assurance Society and Chair of the Cause of Death Modelling Party. Hosted by KPMG, Gl
- 10 September 2014 - Family fortunes. Perception vs reality around retirement. Presented by Stephen Birch and Mark Jaffray, Hymans Robertson. Hosted by Hymans Robertson, Edinburgh
2013/2014 Session
- 25 September 2013 - Unmanageable Pensions debts - or perhaps "When push (pension debt) comes to shove (sponsoring employer insolvency). Presented by Allan Martin. Hosted by KPMG Glasgow.
- 28 November 2013 - A discussion in GMP Equalisation and Conversion and Changes to Accountancy Disclosures. Presented by Russell Laver and Murray Wright from JLT Group. A copy of the presentation can be seen here. Hosted by JLT Group, Edinburgh.
- 24 January 2014 - A progress report on the IFoA Quality Assurance Scheme. Presented by Ben Kemp, General Council of the IFoA. Hosted by Mercer, Edinburgh.
- 6 February 2014 - Employer sponsored benefits - impact on the wider market. Presented by Lee Lovett, Head of Business Development, UK & Ireland, Munich Re. A copy of the presentation can be seen here. Hosted by Standard Life, Edinburgh.
- 20 February 2014 - The Economic Impact of Scottish independence. Speakers Prof David Bell, University of Stirling and Dr Angus Armstrong, National Institute of Economic & Social Research. Hosted by Prudential, Stirling.
- 13 March 2014 - Building and using an effective risk appetite framework. Presented by Chris Cormack, Head of Financial Risk, Royal London. A copy of the presentation can be seen here. Hosted by Royal London, Edinburgh.
- 16 April 2014 - Alternative annuity design: constructing the pension schemes of the future. Presented by Dr Catherine Donnelly, Heriot Watt University. Hosted by Heriot Watt University.
- 1 May 2014 - Banking for Actuaries. Presented by John Young, Head of Customer Value, Retail Products, RBS. A copy of the presentation can be seen here. Hosted by Ernst & Young, Edinburgh.
- 12 June 2014 - Dealing with Government. Presented by Alan Rubenstein, Chief Executive of the Pension Protection Fund. A copy of the presentation can be seen here. Hosted by Hymans Robertson, Glasgow.
2012/2013 Session
- 17 April 2013 - Hope for the best but prepare for the worst – looking at the impact of a prolonged period of low long term interest rates on pension fund and insurance company balance sheets. Presented by Hamish Wilson. Hosted by Hymans Robertson, Glasgow
- 22 May 2013 - The impossibility of pensions – Can society support a retired population in the style it desires. Presented by Kate Yates. Hosted by Towers Watson, Edinburgh
- 28 June 2013 - The forthcoming FCA annuity review and the implications for the industry. Hosted by KPMG, Edinburgh
- 31 Jul 2013 - Discussion of EIOPA A long term guarantee impact assessment Study. Presented by Sandy Sharp. Hosted by Prudential, Stirling
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Sessional Meeting: Covid-19 and the Effectiveness of ERM Frameworks
Online15 August 2022The purpose of this research paper is to explore enterprise risk management lessons which can be learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic in preparation for potential future pandemics as well as other “gray rhino” or “black swan” events. This paper is not intended to be an all-encompassing solution to the issues presented by Covid-19; rather, the content has been provided to help drive discussions regarding how risk management processes may need to evolve in line with the dynamic nature of the underlying risks that they sometimes need to capture.
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Planning your answers in the online examination format
22 August 2022This webinar will discuss good exam technique, including various approaches candidates can take in managing their time completing their exams in the online format.
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This session is for new candidates and existing candidates where we will be discussing the practical steps you need to take leading up your exam and on the day. We will be discussing how to testing the online exam platform, downloading and uploading your paper and key information from the Exam Handbook.
The exam webinar is for candidates, new to IFoA exams and returning candidates, sitting in the September 2022 exam session.
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Balancing the short – and the long – term: the challenges of being a “sustainable” NED
6 September 2022The role of Non-Executive Directors has become increasingly challenging and critical over the past few years.
Big picture thinking, Governance knowledge, Independent mindset, Ambassador potential and Energy and commitment: these are the essential skills sought in a successful NED, according to the Chartered Governance Institute (UK & Ireland).
In parallel, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria are increasingly key and used by investors to measure the sustainability and ethical impact of investing in an organisation.
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Is your ESG offering a misselling risk? This innovative concept can resolve that risk
7 September 2022This webinar will cover:
• Some background on the risks of misselling in an ESG context, including the DWS case
• Achieving positive impact is a strong antidote to the risks of greenwashing or ESG misselling, however this risks having a tension with fiduciary responsibilities
• This tension can be resolved with a concept called Universal Ownership
• Under Universal ownership, investors have an appetite to make a loss in order to achieve positive impact, and yet still have no compromise on their fiduciary responsibilities
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How do CDC pension schemes smooth members' pensions?
23 September 2022In the UK, the idea of collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes is gaining more attention with the launch of the Royal Mail CDC scheme, the first of its kind in the UK. Our recent research on CDC plans investigates the sources of the putative benefits of CDC schemes: the smoothing of pensions for members. Using an attribution analysis to burrow into the scheme design, the reason for the smoothing of members' pensions is explained and understood.
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The IFoA's Infrastructure Working Party, led by Chris Lewin, will present its new introductory guide to infrastructure investment, which will be published on the IFoA web-site prior to the webinar. Those readers whose institutions have already taken the plunge into infrastructure will know that it is a highly complex and diverse field of activity. This guide does not explore all the matters which investors take into account, but it does discuss many of the more important points, including the risks and past returns, benchmarking, and ESG and SDG considerations. Attendees will be invi
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Social Care Agenda
11 October 2022Social care reform has long been on the to-do list for successive governments over the last two decades. In February, the government’s proposed reforms to adult social care [including cap on care costs] was published. Against this backdrop of funding promise and rising National Insurance taxation, in this session we will debate the resilience of these new proposals, the impact of future demand for care services and what role for the insurance industry and the important role it has played in long-term care funding in other countries where public-private partnership works.
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Health – Our Greatest Asset
2 November 2022Health contributes to happiness at the personal, family, community and societal level. Health, importantly underpins all our economic security. This talk will explore the drivers of our health, the measurement of health and the steps we can take to improve health – most of which lie outside the NHS.
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GIRO Conference 2022
ACC Liverpool21 November 2022 - 23 November 2022
We are delighted to announce the return of GIRO as an in-person conference, giving you an opportunity to connect with actuaries in your practice area. Join leading experts to discuss key issues, emerging ideas, and new research across the General Insurance sector.
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Life Conference 2022
ACC Liverpool Kings Dock Liverpool Waterfront Liverpool Merseyside L3 4FP23 November 2022 - 25 November 2022
Life Conference returns as an in-person conference in 2022, giving you an opportunity to connect with your peers and fellow actuaries in your sector, in person. You will also hear leading experts discuss key issues, emerging ideas, and new research across the Life insurance sector.
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Mortality and morbidity risk varies by variables such as age, sex and smoking. In traditional actuarial experience analysis, these variables, and certain combinations thereof can be explored. However, with the wealth of data now available it is becoming increasingly challenging to identify the key drivers of experience and account for the interaction between different variables. A univariate approach often compares apples and pears, for example males are more likely to smoke and have larger policies than females. Likewise, variable interactions are missed unless specifically included.
